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uprise
Averb
get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise
 get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
resurrect, rise, uprise
 return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
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rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
 move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
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rise, come up, uprise, ascend
 come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
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arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
 rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
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bristle, uprise, stand up
 rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
uprise
 ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
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originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
 come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
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